[Board] Teach-in 2009

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

On 29-May-08, at 3:27 AM, Arnulf Christl wrote:

> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>> On 27-May-08, at 9:03 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>>> A suggestion: Clone the idea immediately and offer the same thing
>>> on 1-2 other continents, too.
>> Wouldn't it make more sense to try this one first and then, if  
>> workable and with moral support from OSGeo, someone can take it  
>> elsewhere?  Just seeing a proposal like this might be enough to  
>> encourage others elsewhere too.
>
> Now you get me going. (Dammit. I got work to do!)

I mean take one step at a time instead of a grand plan for a global  
teach-in.  If it works out well, then why not support others who want  
to try it?  If it sucks don't do it again.  If others in the  
community see it works, then it might encourage them to organise  
something too.

> I get the creeps when I hear that YOU want to tell the REST of the  
> world how to do an OSGeo teach-in


In fact, that's partly what I'm trying to counter.  I think there are  
a hundred different ways of doing similar events.  Jumping from this  
proposal to doing a "global teach-in" would seem to be jumping ahead  
to me.  Not meaning to ignore other options, or rejecting that idea,  
but I haven't seen anyone present them to the board yet :)

Tyler